Fish-net float.



No. 739,324. "PATENTED SEPT. 22, 1903.

- J. KOENIG- FISH NET FLOAT. APPLICATION 1111.21) n12. 16,1003.

no MODEL.

- shown in Fig. 1.

UNITED STATES Patented September 22, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.-

JOSEPH KOENIG, OF TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN.

FlS H-NET..FLOAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,324, dated September 22, 1903.

Application filedllliarch 16, l9 03. Serial No. 147,899. (No model-3 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH KOENIG, a'c itizen of the United States, and a resident of Two Rivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fish-NetFloat-s; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact'dcscription thereof.

My invention hasespecial reference to floats for fish-nets; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, as will be fully set forth hereinafter. in connection with the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

In the said drawings, Figure l is a plan view of my improved device, partly broken .away to better illustrate certain details of construction. Fig. 2 is an end view of one of the caps with the cord in place. Fig. 3 is a view showing the cap in place on the float turned one-quarter around from the position on the line a: in Fig. 1.

Referring by numerals tothe drawings, 1 represents the float proper, consisting, primarily, of a hollow seamless wholly-closed cylindrical shell of aluminium or other suitable material, which is formed with a series of circumferential grooves 2 2, one adjacent to each end thereof.

33 represent caps, preferably spun outof like material as that of the-float and shaped to snap over and closely fit the ends of the latter, said caps having like circumferential grooves 4, which rest with the described end grooves 2 of the float, and thus keep the caps in place. These caps 3 are further formed with central end tubes 5 and with short con- Fig. 4 is a detail view taken" vex beads 6 struck or pressed upfrom the metal of the caps and open at the outer ends, the inner ends of the beads communicating with the said endtubes 5, the described end tubes and beadsbeing for the purpose of threading a cord 7therethrough, whereby the fioat may be readily attached to a fish-net.

Mydevices are very convenient and effective and may be made at moderate cost.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is' r 1. A fish net float, comprising a hollow seamless wholly-closed shell, in combination with removable cord-holding end caps, 'sur- Y rounding the exterior of the said shell.

2. 'A fish-net float, comprising a hollow 5'5 seamless wholly-closed cylindrical shell, in

combination with removable end caps,formed with end tubes and communicating open beads, said end caps fitting closely on said float, and carryingcords for attachment to a net.

3. A fish-net float, comprising a hollow seamless wholly-closed shell, formed with circumferential grooves, one adjacent to each end thereof, in combination with removable cord-holding end capshaving like circumferential grooves for engagement with those in said shell.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I- have hereunto'set my hand, at Two Rivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wis-- cousin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH KOENIG.

Witnesses:

W. J. WRIETH, G. A. MAGEE. 

